Easy Adobe Photoshop Elements 7

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Easy Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 See it done. do it yourself. It's that easy! Easy Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 teaches you the fundamentals of working with the incredibly powerful, yet simple-to-use image editing software Adobe Photoshop Elements 7. Fully illustrated steps with simple instructions guide you through Photoshop Elements from start to finish. Learn how to get your photos from your camera to your computer and organize them with a few clicks. You'll see how you can fix flaws, adjust lighting, sharpen details, and turn snapshots into works of art. And you'll find out how Photoshop Elements can help you produce sophisticated online photo galleries, impressive hardbound photo books, and other projects that showcase your photos. No need to feel intimidated, we'll hold your hand every step of the way. Learn how to... * Use Quick Fix mode to correct common image problems with just a couple of mouse clicks * Use Full Edit mode to harness the power of Photoshop with ease * Transfer digital photos from camera or scanner to computer and make gorgeous color prints * Manage your photo collection in a snap with Organizer * Create online albums that automatically update themselves when you add photos * Fix the dreaded "red eye" instantly * Create instant photo layouts for your scrapbooks and photo albums Easy steps guide you through each task.Items you select or click are shown in bold.Each step is fully illustrated. Category: GraphicsCovers: Adobe Photoshop Elements 7User Level: Beginnershow more

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Easy Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 See it done. do it yourself. It's that easy! Easy Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 teaches you the fundamentals of working with the incredibly powerful, yet simple-to-use image editing software Adobe Photoshop Elements 7. Fully illustrated steps with simple instructions guide you through Photoshop Elements from start to finish. Learn how to get your photos from your camera to your computer and organize them with a few clicks. You'll see how you can fix flaws, adjust lighting, sharpen details, and turn snapshots into works of art. And you'll find out how Photoshop Elements can help you produce sophisticated online photo galleries, impressive hardbound photo books, and other projects that showcase your photos. No need to feel intimidated, we'll hold your hand every step of the way. Learn how to... - Use Quick Fix mode to correct common image problems with just a couple of mouse clicks - Use Full Edit mode to harness the power of Photoshop with ease - Transfer digital photos from camera or scanner to computer and make gorgeous color prints - Manage your photo collection in a snap with Organizer - Create online albums that automatically update themselves when you add photos - Fix the dreaded "red eye" instantly - Create instant photo layouts for your scrapbooks and photo albums Easy steps guide you through each task. Items you select or click are shown in bold. Each step is fully illustrated. Category: Graphics Covers: Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 User Level: Beginnershow more

Table of contents

IntroductionChapter 1 Learning the RopesThe Photoshop Elements Work AreaStarting Photoshop ElementsOpening a Photo FileCataloging Your Photos in OrganizerStarting with a Blank CanvasChanging Your ViewChoosing Tools from the ToolboxSetting Tool OptionsUsing Contextual Menus Switching Edit Modes Using Palettes Storing Palettes Setting Your Own Preferences Saving Your Work Chapter 2 Getting It All TogetherThe Ins and Outs of Digital PhotographyMoving Images from Camera to ComputerScanning ImagesGrabbing a Video FrameOpening a Picture from the ClipboardResizing and Printing an ImageAdding a White Border to Your PrintsPrinting Contact SheetsPrinting a Picture PackageChapter 3 Basic Photo FixingApplying Quick and Easy FixesMaking General Quick FixesUndoing Your MistakesMaking Lighting Quick Fixes Making Color Quick FixesApplying Quick Fix Touch-Ups Making Sharpening Quick FixesCropping a Picture Straightening a Crooked Picture Rotating an Image on OpeningRotating an Image for Artistic Effect Resizing and Resampling an ImageRemoving a Scratch from an ImageRemoving Red Eye Manually Chapter 4 Advanced Photo FixingFocusing on the Details Using Guided EditSelecting Part of an Image Making Selections MagicallySelecting Areas Based on ColorRefining a SelectionBrightening Up Shadowed Areas Correcting a Color Cast Adjusting Skin TonesExploring Color Variations Replacing a Specific ColorAdjusting Brightness and Contrast Changing a Color Photo to Black and White Removing Objects from an Image Removing Unwanted Objects Automatically Combining the Best from Multiple PhotosSharpening a Blurry Photo Making Edges Softer Chapter 5 Adding Titles and Text Say It with Pictures and Words Adding and Printing Photo CaptionsOverlaying Type on an ImageAdding Paragraph TypeSelecting and Editing TypeChanging Fonts and Type Properties Adding a Talk Bubble Applying a Type Effect Adding a Drop Shadow to Type Chapter 6 Using Layers to Combine Photos and ArtworkA Ten-Layered ImagePainting on a New LayerCopying an Object to a New LayerRepositioning a LayerControlling LayersCreating a Fill Layer and Adjusting Layer OpacityFlipping or Rotating a LayerAdding an Adjustment LayerChanging Layer Blending ModesCopying and Pasting a Layer StyleChapter 7 Creating Snazzy EffectsHow Did You Do That?Adding a Decorative BorderCreating a Gradient FillAdding a Vignette to a PortraitCreating a High-Contrast Black-and-White PictureFading Out ColorColoring a Single ObjectDeleting the BackgroundMaking a Photo Look Like an Oil PaintingPosterizing a PictureMaking a Photo Look Like a SketchApplying the Pointillize FilterTrimming a Photo into a Custom ShapeApplying Effects with the Smart BrushTouching Up with the Detail Smart BrushChapter 8 Painting and DrawingLook What I Made!Creating a ShapeAdding a Bevel to a ShapeFilling a Shape with ColorChoosing a Color from the ImageUsing the Color Swatches PalettePainting and Drawing with a Brush and PencilControlling How Brushes BehavePainting with the Pattern StampErasing Part of the ImageSmudging the "Paint"Chapter 9 Flattering Your SubjectsWhat a Difference a Pixel MakesSoftening WrinklesRemoving BlemishesChanging Hair ColorPainting Problem Areas AwayEnhancing or Toning Down a ColorTrimming Contours on the Face or BodyChapter 10 Organizing and Presenting Your Photos Thanks for the MemoriesCreating an AlbumAssigning Keywords to PhotosFinding Photos in OrganizerTagging Pictures of People AutomaticallyRating Your PicturesPutting Pictures on the MapCollecting Photos into StacksCreating a Smart AlbumManaging Your Catalog on Photoshop.comAdding Images via Photoshop.comWorking with Your Online CollectionChapter 11 Publishing Your ImagesGetting Them Out ThereFixing Multiple ImagesOptimizing a Picture for the WebBuilding Printable Album PagesMaking a Web Photo GalleryCreating a Slide ShowSharing an Existing Album OnlineOrdering PrintsCreating a Photo BookChapter 12 Just for Fun Branching OutPlacing Artwork in an ImageMaking Mosaic TilesCreating Panoramic ViewsTurning a Photo into a Rubber StampGetting an Antique LookCreating Pop ArtGlossary 0789739267 TOC 11/19/2008show more

About Kate Binder

Kate Binderhas mastered Photoshop and several other graphics programs over the past 20 years and is starting to feel quite old. She still enjoys tinkering with photos and does so at every opportunity. (It's much more entertaining than doing actual work.) When she can be found working, Kate is most likely to be doing magazine or book production, creating ebooks for major publishers, or writing books like this one. Books Kate has written or cowritten include Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 in 24 Hours(Sams, 2008), The iMac Portable Genius(Wiley, 2008), Easy Mac OS X Leopard(Que, 2007), Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop CS4 in 24 Hours(Sams, 2008), Easy Adobe Photoshop Elements 4(Que, 2005). Kate lives in an old house in New Hampshire with her husband, journalist Don Fluckinger, and assorted children, greyhounds, cats, and (she's pretty sure) a mouse under the dryer. Kate's Website is http://www.prospecthillpub.com.show more

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